trailer Lexus ES350 2020 Owner's Manual / LEXUS 2020 ES350 FROM OCT. 2019 PROD. OWNER'S MANUAL (OM06194U)

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information ......................................6
Reading this manual .................................... 10
How to search ................................................. 11
Pictorial index ................................................. 12
1-1. For safe use Before driving .................................... 22
For safe driving.................................. 23
Seat belts ............................................. 24
SRS airbags ....................................... 28
Front passenger occupant classifi- cation system ................................. 37
Exhaust gas precautions ................ 41
1-2. Child safety Riding with children......................... 42
Child restraint systems .................. 42
1-3. Lexus Enform Lexus Enform Safety Connect .. 54
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system ........... 61
Alarm.................................................... 63
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators .... 66
Gauges and meters (except F SPORT models) ........................... 70
Gauges and meters (F SPORT models) ............................................. 73
Multi-information display.............. 77
Head-up display .............................. 84
Fuel consumption screen............. 883-1. Key information
Keys ....................................................... 92
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
Doors .................................................... 95
Trunk ..................................................... 99
Smart access system with push-but- ton start .......................................... 106
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats.......................................... 113
Driving position memory ............. 114
Head restraints ................................ 117
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ................................. 119
Inside rear view mirror ............... 120
Outside rear view mirrors........... 121
3-5. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows .............................. 124
Moon roof ......................................... 126
Panoramic moon roof .................. 129
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle......................... 134
Cargo and luggage...................... 139
Vehicle load limits........................... 141
Trailer towing.................................... 141
Dinghy towing ................................. 142
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignitio n) switch ............... 143
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information and
indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

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Driving
Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ..................... 134
Cargo and luggage ................... 139
Vehicle load limits ....................... 141
Trailer towing ................................ 141
Dinghy towing ............................. 142
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ........... 143
Automatic transmission........... 147
Turn signal lever........................... 151
Parking brake .............................. 152
Brake Hold.................................... 154
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers Headlight switch ......................... 156
Automatic High Beam ............. 159
Windshield wipers and washer .......................................................... 161
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap...... 167
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Lexus Safety System + 2.0 ..... 169
PCS (Pre-Collision System).. 175
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)...... 182
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ............ 191
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range....................... 193
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .... 203
Driving Mode Select switch . 208PKSA (Parking Support Alert)
........................................................ 210
Intuitive parking assist ................ 211
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) function........................................ 218
RCD (Rear Camera Detection) function........................................ 222
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ....................................................... 225
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) .......................... 231
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles) ...... 237
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians) .................... 241
Driving assist systems.............. 244
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .................... 248

1394-1. Before driving
4
Driving
Cargo capacity depends on the total
weight of the occupants.
(Cargo capacity) = (Total load capac-
ity)  (Total weight of occupants)Steps for Determining Correct Load
Limit

(1) Locate the statement “The com-
bined weight of occupants and cargo
should never exceed XXX kg or XXX
lbs.” on your vehicle’s placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of
the driver and passengers that will be
riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of
the driver and passengers from XXX
kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and luggage
load capacity.
For example, if the “XXX” amount
equals 1400 lbs. and there will be five
150 lb passengers in your vehicle, the
amount of available cargo and luggage
load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400 − 750
(5  150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of
luggage and cargo being loaded on
the vehicle. That weight may not safely
exceed the available cargo and lug-
gage load capacity calculated in Step
4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a
trailer, load from your trailer will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult
this manual to determine how this
reduces the available cargo and lug-
gage load capacity of your vehicle.
( P.141)Lexus does not recommend towing a
trailer with your vehicle. Your vehicle is not
designed for trailer towing.
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following infor-
mation about storage precautions,
cargo capacity and load:
WARNING
■Things that must not be carried in the
trunk
The following things may cause a fire if
loaded in the trunk:
●Receptacles containing gasoline
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may prevent the pedals
from being depressed properly, may
block the driver’s vision, or may result in
items hitting the driver or passengers,
possibly causing an accident.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the trunk
whenever possible.
●Do not place cargo or luggage in or on
the following locations.
• At the feet of the driver
• On the front passenger or rear seats (when stacking items)
• On the package tray
• On the instrument panel
• On the dashboard
• In front of the Center Display
●Secure all items in the occupant com-
partment.
Capacity and distribution

1414-1. Before driving
4
Driving
■Total load capacity and seating capacity
These details are also described on the tire
and loading information label. ( P.329)
Vehicle load limits
Vehicle load limits include total
load capacity, seating capacity,
towing capacity and cargo capac-
ity.
 Total load capacity (vehicle
capacity weight): P.386
Total load capacity means the com-
bined weight of occupants, cargo
and luggage.
 Seating capacity: 5 occupants
(Front 2, Rear 3)
Seating capacity means the maxi-
mum number of occupants whose
estimated average weight is 150 lb.
(68 kg) per person.
 Towing capacity
Lexus does not recommend towing
a trailer with your vehicle.
 Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity may increase or
decrease depending on the weight
and the number of occupants.
WARNING
■Overloading the vehicle
Do not overload the vehicle.
It may not only cause damage to the tires,
but also degrade steering and braking
ability, resulting in an accident.
Trailer towing
Lexus does not recommend towing
a trailer with your vehicle. Lexus
also does not recommend the
installation of a tow hitch or the use
of a tow hitch carrier for a wheel-
chair, scooter, bicycle, etc. Your
vehicle is not designed for trailer
towing or for the use of tow hitch
mounted carriers.

1604-3. Operating the lights and wipers
out using the headlights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals,
and illuminated billboards or signs may
cause the high beam to switch to the low
beams, or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the
amount of time taken to turn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles
ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has opera- tional lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient,
curve, condition of the road surface etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The high beam may be turned on or off
when the driver does not expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not be
detected.
●In the situations show n below, the system
may not be able to accurately detect sur-
rounding brightness levels. This may
cause the low beams to remain on or the
high beams to cause problems for pedes-
trians, vehicles ahead or other parties. In
these cases, manually switch between the
high and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The camera sensor is deformed or dirty.
• When the temperature of the camera sensor is extremely high
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights, tail lights or fog
lights.
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off, dirty, changing
color, or not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc. from a preceding vehicle
• When driving through an area of inter-
mittently changing brightness and dark-
ness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or roads
with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces
(such as stone-paved roads, gravel tracks
etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding road.
• There is a highly re flective object ahead
of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat
tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeat- edly being switched between in an
abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
■Temporarily lowering sensor sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be tempo-
rarily lowered.
1 Turn the engine switch off while the fol-
lowing conditions are met.
• The headlight swit ch is in or .
• The headlight switch lever is in high beam position.
• Automatic High Be am switch is on.
2 Turn the engine switch to IGNITION
ON mode.
3 Within 30 seconds after 2, repeat pull-
ing the headlight switch lever to the
original position then pushing it to the
high beam position quickly 10 times,
then leave the lever in high beam posi-
tion.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the Auto-
matic High Beam indicator turns on and
off 3 times.
Automatic High Beam (headlights) may
turn on even the vehicle is stopped.
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original position.
Turning the high beam on/off
manually

1804-5. Using the driving support systems
• When using an automatic car wash
• When driving through or under objects that may contact your vehicle, such as
thick grass, tree branches, or a banner
• When driving through steam or smoke
• When driving near an object that reflects
radio waves, such as a large truck or
guardrail
• When driving near a TV tower, broad-
casting station, electric power plant, or
other location where strong radio waves
or electrical noise may be present
■Situations in which the system may not
operate properly
●In some situations such as the following,
an object may not be detected by the
radar sensor and front camera, prevent-
ing the system from operating properly:
• When a detectable object is approaching
your vehicle
• When your vehicle or a detectable object is wobbling
• If a detectable object makes an abrupt maneuver (such as sudden swerving,
acceleration or deceleration)
• When your vehicle approaches a detect- able object rapidly
• When a detectable object is not directly
in front of your vehicle
• When a detectable object is near a wall, fence, guardrail, manhole cover, vehicle,
steel plate on the road, etc.
• When a detectable object is under a
structure • When part of a detect
able object is hid-
den by an object, such as large baggage,
an umbrella, or guardrail
• When multiple dete ctable objects are
close together
• If the sun or other light is shining directly on a detectable object
• When a detectable object is a shade of white and looks extremely bright
• When a detectable ob ject appears to be
nearly the same color or brightness as its
surroundings
• If a detectable object cuts or suddenly
emerges in front of your vehicle
• When the front of your vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc.
• When a very bright light ahead, such as the sun or the head lights of oncoming
traffic, shines direct ly into the front cam-
era
• When approaching the side or front of a vehicle ahead
• If a vehicle ahead is a motorcycle
• If a vehicle ahead is narrow, such as a per-
sonal mobility vehicle
• If a preceding vehicle has a small rear
end, such as an unloaded truck
• If a preceding vehicle has a low rear end, such as a low bed trailer
• If a vehicle ahead has extremely high ground clearance
• If a vehicle ahead is carrying a load which protrudes past its rear bumper
• If a vehicle ahead is irregularly shaped, such as a tractor or side car

2024-5. Using the driving support systems
lane
●Vehicles with small rear ends (trailers
with no load on board, etc.)
●Motorcycles traveling in the same lane
●When water or snow thrown up by the
surrounding vehicles hinders the detect-
ing of the sensor
●When your vehicle is pointing upwards
(caused by a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, etc.)
●Preceding vehicle has an extremely high
ground clearance
■Conditions under which the vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control mode may not
function correctly
In the case of the following conditions,
operate the brake pedal (or accelerator
pedal, depending on the situation) as nec-
essary.
As the sensor may not be able to correctly
detect vehicles ahead, the system may not
operate properly.
●When the road curves or when the lanes are narrow
●When steering wheel operation or your
position in the lane is unstable
●When the vehicle ahead of you deceler-
ates suddenly
●When driving on a road surrounded by a
structure, such as in a tunnel or on a
bridge
●While the vehicle speed is decreasing to
the set speed after the vehicle acceler-
ates by depressing the accelerator pedal

443Alphabetical index
Tire information ............................................ 395 Glossary.........................................................399
Size.................................................................... 397
Tire identification number ..................... 397
Uniform Tire Quality Grading............398
Tire pressure warning system ................ 323 Function .......................................................... 323
Initializing ....................................................... 326
Installing tire pressure warning valves and transmitters ...................................... 325
Registering ID codes ............................... 327
Warning light ...............................................356
Tires................................................................... 320 Chains ............................................................. 249
Checking ....................................................... 320
If you have a flat tire ..................................366
Inflation pressure........................................ 329
Information ....................................................395
Replacing .......................................................366
Rotating tires ................................................ 322
Size......................................................................391
Snow tires ...................................................... 248
Spare tire........................................................366
Tire inflation pressu re display function
......................................................................... 323
Tire pressure warning system ............. 323
Warning light ...............................................356
Tools.................................................................. 367
Top tether strap.................................................51
Total load capacity ....... ............................... 386
Towing Dinghy towing ............................................... 142
Emergency towing ................................... 347
Towing eyelet .............................................. 349
Trailer towing ...................................................141
TRAC (Traction Control) ........................ 244
Traction Control (TRAC) ........................ 244
Trailer towing ................................................... 141
Transmission Automatic transmission ............................ 147
Driving Mode Select switch .................208
Paddle shift switches ................................. 150 S mode ............................................................. 150
Trip meters .................................................. 71, 76
Trunk .................................................................... 99 Hands Free Power Trunk Lid............... 102
Internal trunk release lever..................... 103
Power trunk lid ...............................................99
Smart access system with push-button start ................................................................... 101
Trunk closer switch .................................... 102
Trunk easy closer........................................ 103
Trunk features .............................................. 276
Trunk grip ....................................................... 103
Trunk light ....................................................... 103
Trunk opener main switch...................... 105
Trunk opener switch ................................... 101
Trunk storage extension......................... 287
Wireless remote control ........................... 101
Trunk light ........................................................ 103
Turn signal lights ............................................. 151 Replacing light bulbs ................... 339, 340
Turn signal lever ............................................ 151
U
USB charging ports.................................... 278
V
Vanity lights.....................................................277
Vanity mirrors ................................................277
Vehicle data recordings ..................................6
Vehicle identification number ................ 386
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) ........... 244
Ventilators (seat ventilators)................... 266
VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) ........... 244
W
Warning buzzersABS ...................................................................354
Airbags............................................................353
Approach warning..................................... 199
Brake hold .................................................... 359